Validating new measures of the fear of crime

International Journal of Social Research Methodology: Theory and Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 297-315

  Jackson, Jonathan ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 27744574636     PISSN: 13645579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13645570500299165     Document Type: Article

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